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    GLOSSODIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small genus of Australian orchidsplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Glossodia; Glossodia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Glossodia" is a kind of...):

    liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

    Meronyms (members of "Glossodia"):

    tongue-flower; tongueflower (orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base)

    Holonyms ("Glossodia" is a member of...):

    family Orchidaceae; orchid family; Orchidaceae (enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers)

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